When it comes to faith,
Let us be known as a people of faith—
Not just creeds we spout by rote,
But lives lived in proclamation of
Who God is and that He lives…
Through us, not just in us.
When it comes to hope,
Let us be known as a people of hope—
Not clichés or pat answers for placation,
But earnest expectation and certain knowledge
That God tenderly cares and keeps us,
Walking with us through fie and flood.
When it comes to love,
Let us be known as a people of love—
Not merely spoken like drivel
(Some poetic affirmation of affection),
But real displays of real emotion…
Demonstrations of true, heartfelt compassion.
“And the greatest of these, is love.”